Manchester LGBTQ+ Relationship Counselling ~ Lancashire Queer Therapy
Greater Manchester (Lancashire): the Trustworthy Relationship Counselling Service for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Mixed-Sexuality partners in trouble. Dean Richardson MNCPS (Accred/Reg) was a long-time Mancunian (living in Rusholme, Fallowfield and West Didsbury). He established this counselling service exclusively for Intimate LGBTQ+ Relationships struggling with serious conflicts. Specialist Counselling is available directly to Mancunians using free Video Conference technology Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp, Google Meet or (the now defunct) Skype, etc.A secure, online Video Counselling Service using the technology in your pocket...Manchester LGBTQ+ Couple Counselling
Hi – I’m Dean Richardson, a professional private counsellor working to help LGBTQ+ relationships in crisis.
Although I’m physically located here in Hampshire, you can reach me easily from Manchester using the video apps that you probably already have on your smartphone, tablet, laptop, and desktop (PCs and Macs)—many LGBTQ+ couples from the North of England already do so.
I have worked regularly with Mancunian gay, lesbian and queer couples, throuples and polygroups to support them in resolve their relationship issues; some complex, others more straightforward.
I use proven psychology and theoretical frameworks that have been around for decades, but I speak in plain English in order to share approaches and queries that can help turn “we don’t know what to do with our situation” into “hey, we think we might have an idea that might help”.
I’ve been working as a counsellor for a long time now; in fact, this is my 27th year, along with Manchester being my home for over 10 years.
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The Original Plan – Relocating an Established Counselling Service
So LGBT Couple Counselling is operated by specialist counsellor, me (Dean Richardson MNCPS (Accred/Reg)), educated, employed & resident in Manchester from the 1980s to the late 1990s.
I’m still a Proud Mancunian and was a frequenter of the Mancunian Gay Village (Canal Street) until the early 2000s when I moved down south (boo!). I’ve lived and worked in Rusholme (past the myriad of curry houses!), Fallowfield, Wythenshawe and West Didsbury.
Some time after moving south, I qualified as an integrated psychodynamic / systemic couples counsellor. Subsequently, I founded the service LGBT Couple Counselling to help address the specific needs of gay men, lesbian women, bisexual and mixed-sexuality LGBT/Q in long-distance relationships (hence the video counselling aspect). I wanted to provide a non-heteronormative relationship counselling service that addressed those struggling with conflicts (sometimes everyday conflicts; not always those with sexuality at its core).
Before the 2019 health situation hit us in the UK, I was looking at plans to re-establish my private counselling service, centring my consultation rooms near the Manchester Gay Village, Greater Manchester, Lancashire. Due to costs of locating in the village, though, the more likely place for hosting these offices would be within CBT Manchester (https://CBTTherapyManchester.co.uk/) – only 4 miles (20 minutes by car) from the Gay Village itself.
Plans to expand face-to-face counselling for LGBTQ+ Couples & Intimate Groups are on hold for the time being (like… for major worldwide catastrophe reasons… duh!).
Need Counsellor Dean's Help in Greater Manchester Now?
Accessing Couples & Groups Counselling for LGBT/Q+ Relationships from Greater Manchester is available to you today… without waiting lists or travelling to an office.
From the privacy and comfort of your home, office, car, hotel room or even on a walk, counselling is available using secure and free video conference technology (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp or Google Meet (even, once, the now-defunct Skype)) that you may already have in your pocket, on your tablet or on your PC or Mac.
It’s sensible to resume plans to centre Dean’s practice within Lancashire, reaching gay couples around Greater Manchester and further afield, when times are a little safer for everyone’s health.
In the meantime, Counselling Services remain exclusively available to LGBT/Q+ via the technology you already have at home. You can work with Dean successfully using Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp, Google Meet or (the now defunct) Skype.
Available today! You and your partner(s) could be working together in counselling by next week.
Village Counselling in Manchester
Although plans to transport my LGBT Counselling Services into Lancashire, centred in and around Manchester, are on hold, investigating where I might host my service revealed Prestwich Holistic Centre, a pleasant therapeutic environment.
The building is based in Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LA, accessible via the A56, around 4 miles from the Manchester Gay Village (the main location I was planning for, but office rental was prohibitive 😢).
We haven’t moved to Manchester yet, though!
Until we begin moving forward with plans to open safely in Greater Manchester, counselling for LGBT Relationships is accessible from Lancashire via my Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp, Google Meet or (the now defunct) Skype Internet Video services.
… and if you’re concerned about the physical distance from Manchester to Hampshire (from where Dean currently operates his Counselling Services for LGBT Relationships), you might feel assured that Dean regularly works with gay & lesbian couples & groups from Scotland, Wales and Ireland with little-to-no technical interference of Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp, Google Meet or (the now defunct) Skype during sessions. The quality of teleconferencing counselling sessions is very good.
Video Conferencing Counselling for LGBT Relationships remains a reliable way to make use of the most effective therapist for your distinct relationship needs.
Counselling Fees (Greater Manchester)
LGBTQ+ Couple Counselling Fees
Weekly Video Sessions exclusive to LGBT+ Relationships…- Competitively Priced (see table of other UK couple counselling services)
- Fees Payable Weekly
- Available Exclusively Online via Zoom & Teams Video (click for details…)
- 50 minute sessions (by default)
- 90 minute sessions @ £145.00 (optional)
- Appointments regularly available for next wek...
Finding Lower Counselling Fees in Greater Manchester
⚠️ By using secure, free-of-charge video apps (e.g. Zoom, WhatsApp, Meet, etc.), you can gain access to a much wider selection of relationship counsellors from your base in Greater Manchester.
Fees for relationship therapists vary greatly across the United Kingdom, but you don't have to pick a therapist who's based in Greater Manchester. Competent, qualified video therapists are available across the UK offering the same (or even better) quality and services as those in your location; some charge less-money-per-session, too. Choose the most cost-effective UK Relationship Counsellor who's remote practice reaches your location of convenience.
| LGBT Couple Counselling (reaching Greater Manchester) | £85.00 (couples/50 minutes). |
| Harley Psychology and Therapy Group (was: British CBT Counselling Service) | from £180.00 (video) |
| One Therapy (London) | £160.00 (registered couples therapist) or £180.00 (senior couples therapist) |
| LGBT Couples Therapy (https://www.lgbtcouplestherapy.co.uk/) |
£90.00 |
| The School of Live | £145.00 |
| Tavistock Relationships (London) | Between £100.00-£180.00 per hour (depending on therapist experience) |
| Gay Couples Therapy (Westminster) (https://gaycouplestherapy.co.uk/) |
£150.00 per hour (same fee in person as online) |
| Relate National | from £55.00 to £140.00+ |
| The Pink Practice (team of associates) | from £110.00 to £190.00 |
| First Psychology Edinburgh | £70.00-£90.00 |
| Edinburgh Counselling Service | £80.00 |
| Yorkshire | Various services ranging from £75.00 to £155.00 |
| Wales | Various services ranging from £80.00 to £185.00 |
| Northern Ireland | Various services ranging from £70.00 to £105.00 |
Prices are correct as of March 2026 - independent research and data supplied by Gemini AI. Prices that are highlighted in red are more expensive than the couple counselling service offered by this service (LGBT Couple Counselling).
Relationship LGBTQ+ Services
LGBTQ+ Couples Counselling
Counselling for LGBTQ+ Couple Partnerships regardless of sexuality nor gender-identification.
LGBTQ+ Throuple Counselling
Counselling for established LGBTQ+ throuple (3-person) partnerships, or newly forming triads.
Polyamorous Group Counselling
Counselling for established polyamorous groups - or newly forming polyamory / non-monogamy.
Separation Counselling
Counselling for LGBT Relationships that have to come to an end: planned or otherwise.
Open Relationship Counselling
Counselling for partnerships having opened, or thinking of opening, their couple relationship.
Counselling from Anywhere
Accessing counselling from anywhere using video (from home, your office, hotel, on the road, outside…)
Sex Counselling for LGBT/QIA+
Counselling for partnerships struggling with intimate sex lives.
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Private Counselling Services Designed for the LGBTQ+ Community. Available Exclusively to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, ASexual, ARomantic, Mixed & Queer Couples, and Established Polyamorous Groups - serving the UK Nationwide over Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet & WhatsApp Video, reaching locations in and around central Havant, Petersfield to Waterlooville, Cosham to Portsmouth & Southsea, Southampton to Chichester, Fareham to Gosport, Hayling Island, Emsworth, Westbourne, Rowland's Castle, local residents anywhere in between and regularly further afield!
